Tag Archives: hip hop

Trackstar the DJ with input from UpNorthTrips and The Smoking Section compiled a banging tracklist of the legendary Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah’s storytelling raps and titled it “Ghost Stories”. With an ill mix of instrumentals as the backbone some of your favorite Ghost verses are given new life.

Chicago, Illinois emcee Words is back with a new track titled “VEXXED”. We find Words paying tribute to the late great Puerto Rican salsa legend Cheo Feliciano by which he samples one of Cheo’s tracks and mixes it with a vintage hip hop sound.

D Block has been busy lately. Jada and Sheek appear on D Block signee Snype Life’s new single “Closed Casket”.  Accompanied by visuals from Street Heat, Snype let’s you know what happens when you cross him.  

Jay Electronica is known for his bar quality and he doesn’t disappoint on his latest single “Better In Tune With The Infinite”. Speaking on the ills of this planet and featuring the beautiful voice of LaTonya Givens, he knows its “Better In Tune With The Infinite”.  

After separating from Interscope/Shady/Aftermath 50cent may have transitioned himself into being the biggest independent artist in the marketplace. With a spot on Forbes yearly lists to attest to the type of budget he has to work with he releases his latest video “Chase The Paper” featuring former label signees Prodigy and Kidd Kidd plus former adversary Styles P. 50’s “Animal …

Lil Dicky takes time out to talk about what aspiring artists should do to try and be successful in the music industry!

Boston area rhyme bombers Termanology and Reks unite over a Shortfyuz production on “The Mecca”. Term’s “Mas Goya” project debuts on 4/20 with this single as part of the tracklist.  

The Lox return with their new video “Talk About It”. The song can be found on their recently released “Trinity” EP. Be on the lookout for the new Styles P album due 4/29/14.

Logic delivers the title track to his upcoming “While You Wait” EP. Sharing the same name as the project “While You Wait” the single is just an appetizer to hold you over until the project drops.  

Dark haunting melodies intertwine with tales from the hood in this cross country collaboration titled “The Street”. Veteran MC Fortunato brings together Vancouver’s own Grhymes who serenades the listener with an infectious hook while MC’s Notez and Realistic of Toronto’s infamous Teesdale projects and KOTD fame illustrate everyday life on the street with vivid lyricism. Production is provided by Blanxx …